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Steven Ruiz

Grading the Buccaneers’ 2019 NFL Draft picks

The 2019 NFL Draft is underway in Nashville, and FTW’s lead NFL writer Steven Ruiz is grading picks and offering analysis on how each player will fit with his new team.

No. 1: Devin White, LB, LSU

Analysis: Devin White is a good football player. The best linebacker in the class, even. He has tremendous tackling range and makes a difference in the passing game as a zone defense. BUT … linebacker isn’t exactly a position of great importance, and the Bucs had to use a premium pick to get him. Why not trade down and hope he falls to you — and just take Michigan’s Devin Bush as a consolation if he doesn’t?

GRADE: D

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